Wings are so tied to football that at the beginning of the year, theNational Chicken Councilestimated that of the 13.5 billion wings predicted to be sold in 2011, about 9% would be consumed during Super Bowl weekend alone.

A decline in wings sales would not just be felt by the poultry industry. Analysts predict that restaurants that cater to sports fans would feel the hit as well. The chain Buffalo Wild Wings, which lures in customers with a variety of fantasy football and game day promotions throughout the season, is among those that experts are watching. Industry analyst David Tarantino told Nation's Restaurant Newsthat there was some risk that cancelling regular season games would reduce Buffalo Wild Wings weekly sales by as much as 15%, though long term profits would be relatively unaffected.

Still, the loss in revenue would be enough to cost chicken producers big bucks.

"With the wholesale price of chicken wings going for about $1 a pound, it could cost the industry as much as $10 million a week," Richard Lobb, a spokesman for the National Chicken Council, told the New York Post.

Now we wonder what the effect will be on the blue-cheese dressing and celery stick markets?